Education Experience 1988- M.S. Chemistry Leiden University 1994- Master of Arts Western Philosophy Leiden University 1994- Ph. D. Organic Chemistry Leiden University Professional Experience 1994-1996 NWO Talent Postdoc Columbia University 1997-2006 Assistant and Associate Professor Wageningen UR 2007- Personal Chair in Organic Chemistry Wageningen UR 2008-2016 Chair of Organic Chemistry Wageningen UR 2011-2018 Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Chemical and Ma King Abdulaziz University 2014-2016 Distinguished Perennial Guest Professor of Chemist Tianjin University